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China: The Dong family of Beijing From the Book, "Hungry Planet" Food expenditure for one week: 1,233.76 Yuan or $155.06Favorite foods: fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce

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Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna From the Book, "Hungry Planet" Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27Family recipe: Pig's knuckles with carrots, celery and parsnips

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Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo From the Book, "Hungry Planet" Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53Family recipe: Okra and mutton

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Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo From the Book, "Hungry Planet" Food expenditure for one week: $31.55Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage

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Mongolia: The Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar From the Book, "Hungry Planet" Food expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 togrogs or $40.02Family recipe: Mutton dumplings

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Great Britain: The Bainton family of CllingbourneDucis From the Book, "Hungry Planet" Food expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds or $253.15Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream

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Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village From the Book, "Hungry Planet" Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03Family recipe: Mushroom, cheese and pork

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Germany: The Melander family of BargteheideFood expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07Favorite foods: fried potatoes with onions, bacon and herring, fried noodles with eggs and cheese, pizza, vanilla pudding

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Australia: The Browns of River View From the Book, "Hungry Planet" Food expenditure for one week: 481.14 Australian dollars or US$376.45Family Recipe: Marge Brown's Quandong (an Australian peach) Pie, Yogurt

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Turkey: The Celiks of Istanbul From the Book, "Hungry Planet" Food expenditure for one week: 198.48 New Turkish liras or $145.88Favorite Foods: Melahat's Puffed Pastries

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How the World EatsHow families around the world shop andprepare their meals. Photographs and text byPeter Menzel and Faith D'Alusio

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Okinawa, Japan: MarketplaceA vendor at the Makishi public market in the town of Naha offers a sample of daikon to a potential customer. His other offerings include bitter melon, prunes, pickled baby cucumber, cabbage, and much more.

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Sarajevo, Bosnia: SupermarketEnsadaand her husband shop in one of the city's new gleaming stores. Although they continue to patronize the city's traditional butchers and outdoor green markets, the Dudos have come to rely more and more on the low prices and ample choices provided by big grocery stores.

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Breidjing Refugee Camp, Chad: United Nations Food Distribution CenterA refugee woman sifts through sand in order to pluck out any bits of grain which might have dropped to the ground during the previous day's ration disbursement.

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Sarajevo, Bosnia: Unloading the CarThe Dudos vividly remember the starvation their city endured during the many years of war. They are grateful that they can now buy enough food to fill up Rasim's taxi.

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Weitaiwu Village, China: Bicycle DeliveryThe Cui family carries goods home from the market on a sanlunche, a type of three-wheeled cart.

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Cap Hope, Greenland: The Big HaulCousins Abraham and Julian Madsen drag a freshly killed seal toward their house. Seal meat, cooked with rice and onion, is a family favorite.

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Breidjing Refugee Camp, Chad: Water BearersA woman and child carry drinking and cooking water from a distribution point back to their tent.

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Todos Santos, Guatemala: Butchering the MeatFestival days are occasions for lavish feasts, for which Guatemalan families raise turkeys and sheep.

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Kunming, China: Noodle ShopCooked in the celebrated style of the city of Guiyang (which is located 300 miles away), these egg noodles are served in a spicy broth and topped with chicken, beef, shiitake mushrooms or - most famously - pig intestines and blood.

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Breidjing Refugee Camp, Chad: Stirring the PotSudanese refugee D'jimiaSouleymane prepares a pot of aiysh, a thick porridge which she and her family eat three times a day.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Stovetop RecipeA mother prepares lunch in a kitchen building separate from her family's home. She is covered from head to toe, as she would be in public, because she is entertaining guests from outside her family.

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Bargteheide, Germany: Local SpecialtyA row of roulades wait for the next step on a kitchen counter in the home of the Melander family. The recipe calls for beef, Dijon mustard, bacon, pickles and onions to be rolled, then browned in butter.

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Riverview, Australia: Take-Out TimeThree teenage girls enjoy the drinks and free gifts that came with their McDonald's Happy Meals. Although all three have roots in the Aboriginal community, they have little interest in outback cuisine. Mackas (Aussie slang for McDonald's) is presently their culinary mecca.

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Sources“What the World Eats, Part I.” TIME Photos. http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626519,00.html#ixzz0mBDHinZH“What the World Eats, Part III.” TIME Photos.http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1667690,00.htmlSlides taken directly from TIME Photos online.